Mayam Seidhayo
From Velayudham · 2011
- Lyricist
- Viveka
- Singer
- Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
- Music director
- Vijay Antony
- Details
- Velayudham2011
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Thakkanakku thakka dhum | Thakkanakku thakka dhum |
| Thakkanakku thakka dhum | Thakkanakku thakka dhum |
| Thakkanakku thakka dhum | Thakkanakku thakka dhum |
| Thakkanakku thakka dhum | Thakkanakku thakka dhum |
| Female | |
| Ooo…o.ooo…..oooo…..ooo… | Ooo…o.ooo…..oooo…..ooo… |
| Male | |
| Thakkanakku thakka dhum | Thakkanakku thakka dhum |
| Thakkanakku thakka dhum | Thakkanakku thakka dhum |
| Thakkanakku thakka dhum | Thakkanakku thakka dhum |
| Thakkanakku thakka dhum | Thakkanakku thakka dhum |
| Female | |
| Maayam seidhayo | Did you perform magic? |
| Nenjai kayam seidhayo | Did you wound my heart? |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Female :Kolla vandhaayo | Female : Did you come to kill me? |
| Bathil solla vandhaayo.. | Did you come to give an answer? |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Female | |
| Vaari sendrai pennai | You swept this girl away |
| Paarthu nindren kannai… | I stood staring at your eyes... |
| Yedhu seithai ennai | What did you do to me? |
| Kettu nindren unnai | I stood asking you |
| Female | |
| Maayam seidhayo | Did you perform magic? |
| Nenjai kayam seidhayo | Did you wound my heart? |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Female :Kolla vandhaayo | Female : Did you come to kill me? |
| Bathil solla vandhaayo.. | Did you come to give an answer? |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Male | |
| Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo | Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo |
| Chorus : U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Male :Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo | Male : Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Male | |
| Woahuuahhh…ohhwoahh | Woahuuahhh…ohhwoahh |
| Uhhhoo woahhuahhh | Uhhhoo woahhuahhh |
| Female | |
| Naana chedi valarum | Like a plant growing on its own |
| Thottam aanen | I became a garden |
| Yaanai vandhu pona | Where an elephant came and left |
| Solai aanen | I became that grove |
| Female | |
| Kaadhal karai purandu | Love overflowed its banks |
| Ooda paarthen | I tried to run away |
| Thoondil mul nuniyil | On the tip of a fishing hook |
| Uyirai korthen | I hooked my life |
| Female | |
| Ennai sevi kandu | Hearing and seeing me |
| Siru vegu thooram vizhundhen | I fell a great distance away |
| En peyarai naan maranthu | Forgetting my own name |
| Kal pola kidanthen | I lay down like a stone |
| Female | |
| Maayam seidhayo | Did you perform magic? |
| Nenjai kayam seidhayo | Did you wound my heart? |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Female :Kolla vandhaayo | Female : Did you come to kill me? |
| Bathil solla vandhaayo.. | Did you come to give an answer? |
| Chorus | |
| {Hamma hamma hammammmaa | Hamma hamma hammammmaa |
| Hamma hamma haa | Hamma hamma haa |
| Hamma hamma hammammmaa | Hamma hamma hammammmaa |
| Hamma hamma haa} (2) | Hamma hamma haa |
| Female | |
| Vervai thuli mugathil | Sweat drops on the face |
| Vaira karkkal | Are like diamonds |
| Azhagai koora tamilil | To describe this beauty in Tamil |
| Illai sorkkal | There are no words |
| Female | |
| Meesai mudi kariya | The dark strands of your mustache |
| Arugam purkal | Are like Bermuda grass |
| Thaavi mella kadikka | To pounce and bite gently |
| Yengum parkal | Teeth long for it |
| Female | |
| Unarugil mul chediyum | Near you, even a thorny plant |
| Azhagaga theriyum | Appears beautiful |
| Unn ethiril thondurugaiyil | When standing in front of you |
| Thurumbagum malaiyum | Even a mountain turns into a speck of straw |
| Female | |
| Maayam seidhayo | Did you perform magic? |
| Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaa | Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa |
| Female :Nenjai kayam seidhayo | Female : Did you wound my heart? |
| Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaa | Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Female | |
| Kolla vandhaayo | Did you come to kill me? |
| Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaa | Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa |
| Female :Bathil solla vandhaayo.. | Female : Did you come to give an answer? |
| Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaa | Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Female | |
| Vaari sendrai pennai | You swept this girl away |
| Paarthu nindren kannai… | I stood staring at your eyes... |
| Yedhu seithai ennai | What did you do to me? |
| Kettu nindren unnai | I stood asking you |
| Female | |
| Maayam seidhayo | Did you perform magic? |
| Nenjai kayam seidhayo | Did you wound my heart? |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Female :Kolla vandhaayo | Female : Did you come to kill me? |
| Bathil solla vandhaayo.. | Did you come to give an answer? |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Male | |
| Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo | Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
| Male :Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo | Male : Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo |
| Chorus :U got to do it | Chorus : You got to do it |
தக்கனக்கு தக்க
தும் தக்கனக்கு தக்க
தும் தக்கனக்கு தக்க
தும் தக்கனக்கு தக்க
தும்
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
ஓஓ ஓஓ
ஓஓ ஓஓ
Ooo…o.ooo…..oooo…..ooo…
தக்கனக்கு தக்க
தும் தக்கனக்கு தக்க
தும் தக்கனக்கு தக்க
தும் தக்கனக்கு தக்க
தும்
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
நெஞ்சை காயம் செய்தாயோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
கொல்ல வந்தாயோ
பதில் சொல்ல வந்தாயோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
Did you perform magic?
Did you wound my heart?
Chorus : You got to do it
Female : Did you come to kill me?
Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus : You got to do it
வாரி சென்றாய்
பெண்ணை பார்த்து
நின்றேன் கண்ணை
ஏது செய்தாய் என்னை
கேட்டு நின்றேன் உன்னை
You swept this girl away
I stood staring at your eyes...
What did you do to me?
I stood asking you
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
நெஞ்சை காயம் செய்தாயோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
கொல்ல வந்தாயோ
பதில் சொல்ல வந்தாயோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
Did you perform magic?
Did you wound my heart?
Chorus : You got to do it
Female : Did you come to kill me?
Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus : You got to do it
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus : You got to do it
Male : Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus : You got to do it
....................
Woahuuahhh…ohhwoahh
Uhhhoo woahhuahhh
நானே செடி
வளரும் தோட்டம்
ஆனேன் யானை
வந்து போன சோலை
ஆனேன்
Like a plant growing on its own
I became a garden
Where an elephant came and left
I became that grove
காதல் கரை
புரண்டு ஓட பார்த்தேன்
தூண்டில் முள் நுனியில்
உயிரை கோர்த்தேன்
Love overflowed its banks
I tried to run away
On the tip of a fishing hook
I hooked my life
என்னை செவி
கண்டு சிறு வெகு தூரம்
விழுந்தேன் என் பெயரை
நான் மறந்து கல் போல
கிடந்தேன்
Hearing and seeing me
I fell a great distance away
Forgetting my own name
I lay down like a stone
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
நெஞ்சை காயம் செய்தாயோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
கொல்ல வந்தாயோ
பதில் சொல்ல வந்தாயோ
Did you perform magic?
Did you wound my heart?
Chorus : You got to do it
Female : Did you come to kill me?
Did you come to give an answer?
..................................
Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Hamma hamma haa
Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Hamma hamma haa
வேர்வை துளி
முகத்தில் வைர கற்கள்
அழகை கூற தமிழில்
இல்லை சொற்கள்
Sweat drops on the face
Are like diamonds
To describe this beauty in Tamil
There are no words
மீசை முடி கரிய
அருகம் புற்கள் தாவி
மெல்ல கடிக்க ஏங்கும்
பற்கள்
The dark strands of your mustache
Are like Bermuda grass
To pounce and bite gently
Teeth long for it
உன் அருகில்
முள் செடியும் அழகாக
தெரியும் உன் எதிரில்
தோன்றுகையில்
துரும்பாகும் மலையும்
Near you, even a thorny plant
Appears beautiful
When standing in front of you
Even a mountain turns into a speck of straw
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
ஹம்மா ஹம்மா
ஹம்மம்மா
நெஞ்சை காயம்
செய்தாயோ
ஹம்மா ஹம்மா
ஹம்மம்மா
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
Did you perform magic?
Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Female : Did you wound my heart?
Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Chorus : You got to do it
கொல்ல வந்தாயோ
ஹம்மா ஹம்மா
ஹம்மம்மா
பதில் சொல்ல
வந்தாயோ
ஹம்மா ஹம்மா
ஹம்மம்மா
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
Did you come to kill me?
Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Female : Did you come to give an answer?
Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Chorus : You got to do it
வாரி சென்றாய்
பெண்ணை பார்த்து
நின்றேன் கண்ணை
ஏது செய்தாய் என்னை
கேட்டு நின்றேன் உன்னை
You swept this girl away
I stood staring at your eyes...
What did you do to me?
I stood asking you
மாயம் செய்தாயோ
நெஞ்சை காயம் செய்தாயோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
கொல்ல வந்தாயோ
பதில் சொல்ல வந்தாயோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
Did you perform magic?
Did you wound my heart?
Chorus : You got to do it
Female : Did you come to kill me?
Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus : You got to do it
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
ஓஹோ ஓஹோ
ஓஹோ ஹோ
குழு :
யு காட் டு டூ இட்
Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus : You got to do it
Male : Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus : You got to do it
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Ooo…o.ooo…..oooo…..ooo…
Ooo…o.ooo…..oooo…..ooo…
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Thakkanakku thakka dhum
Maayam seidhayo
Did you perform magic?
Nenjai kayam seidhayo
Did you wound my heart?
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Female :Kolla vandhaayo
Female : Did you come to kill me?
Bathil solla vandhaayo..
Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Vaari sendrai pennai
You swept this girl away
Paarthu nindren kannai…
I stood staring at your eyes...
Yedhu seithai ennai
What did you do to me?
Kettu nindren unnai
I stood asking you
Maayam seidhayo
Did you perform magic?
Nenjai kayam seidhayo
Did you wound my heart?
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Female :Kolla vandhaayo
Female : Did you come to kill me?
Bathil solla vandhaayo..
Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus : U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Male :Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Male : Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Woahuuahhh…ohhwoahh
Woahuuahhh…ohhwoahh
Uhhhoo woahhuahhh
Uhhhoo woahhuahhh
Naana chedi valarum
Like a plant growing on its own
Thottam aanen
I became a garden
Yaanai vandhu pona
Where an elephant came and left
Solai aanen
I became that grove
Kaadhal karai purandu
Love overflowed its banks
Ooda paarthen
I tried to run away
Thoondil mul nuniyil
On the tip of a fishing hook
Uyirai korthen
I hooked my life
Ennai sevi kandu
Hearing and seeing me
Siru vegu thooram vizhundhen
I fell a great distance away
En peyarai naan maranthu
Forgetting my own name
Kal pola kidanthen
I lay down like a stone
Maayam seidhayo
Did you perform magic?
Nenjai kayam seidhayo
Did you wound my heart?
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Female :Kolla vandhaayo
Female : Did you come to kill me?
Bathil solla vandhaayo..
Did you come to give an answer?
{Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Hamma hamma haa
Hamma hamma haa
Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Hamma hamma haa} (2)
Hamma hamma haa
Vervai thuli mugathil
Sweat drops on the face
Vaira karkkal
Are like diamonds
Azhagai koora tamilil
To describe this beauty in Tamil
Illai sorkkal
There are no words
Meesai mudi kariya
The dark strands of your mustache
Arugam purkal
Are like Bermuda grass
Thaavi mella kadikka
To pounce and bite gently
Yengum parkal
Teeth long for it
Unarugil mul chediyum
Near you, even a thorny plant
Azhagaga theriyum
Appears beautiful
Unn ethiril thondurugaiyil
When standing in front of you
Thurumbagum malaiyum
Even a mountain turns into a speck of straw
Maayam seidhayo
Did you perform magic?
Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Female :Nenjai kayam seidhayo
Female : Did you wound my heart?
Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Kolla vandhaayo
Did you come to kill me?
Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Female :Bathil solla vandhaayo..
Female : Did you come to give an answer?
Male :Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Male : Hamma hamma hammammmaa
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Vaari sendrai pennai
You swept this girl away
Paarthu nindren kannai…
I stood staring at your eyes...
Yedhu seithai ennai
What did you do to me?
Kettu nindren unnai
I stood asking you
Maayam seidhayo
Did you perform magic?
Nenjai kayam seidhayo
Did you wound my heart?
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Female :Kolla vandhaayo
Female : Did you come to kill me?
Bathil solla vandhaayo..
Did you come to give an answer?
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Male :Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Male : Ohooo..ohooo…ohhoo..hoooo
Chorus :U got to do it
Chorus : You got to do it
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
Maayam Seidhayo from the 2011 film Velayudham is a romantic track expressing intense romantic fascination and emotional vulnerability. The song captures the female protagonist's overwhelming feelings of love, describing how her lover's presence alters her entire world, turning ordinary things into extraordinary beauty and rendering her completely captivated by his charm.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Simile (Upamai)
“Kal pola kidanthen”
Compares lying motionless in love to being a stone ('Kal pola kidanthen').
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Vervai thuli mugathil Vaira karkkal”
Metaphorically compares drops of sweat on the face to precious diamonds.
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)
“Unn ethiril thondurugaiyil Thurumbagum malaiyum”
Exaggerates the beloved's grand presence by stating that even a massive mountain feels like a tiny speck of straw in front of him.
Rhyme (Ethirai)
“Maayam seidhayo Nenjai kayam seidhayo”
Employs end-rhyming patterns across consecutive lines ('Maayam seidhayo' / 'kayam seidhayo').
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Trivia
Although listed as unknown in the prompt, the music for Velayudham was composed by Vijay Antony. This upbeat romantic dance number features vocals by Sangeetha Rajeshwaran and Vijay Antony himself, set visually on Vijay and Hansika Motwani.
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